Gender, Technology, and Work: Case of Women Employees in Selected Food Processing Industries in Manipur

Devi, Wairokpam Premi; Somokanta, Thounaojam

doi:10.1177/0971852415619497

Cited by 10 publications

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“…These data confirm that some professions are penalized, not only objectively (monetarily), but also subjectively, i.e. through low recognition, stereotyping and discriminatory practices, such as the studies by Kowalchuck (2016), Devi and Somokanta (2016), and Smith and Rosenstein (2017) indicate.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Although the scenario has improved in recent years, men still receive better rewards at work in terms of income, status, promotion, and professional development than women, which constitutes a type of discrimination (Kowalchuck, 2016). In addition to this penalty, professional subjugation has happened through the definition of the attributions of men and women within the same professions, which in turn demarcates the spaces of each sex (Devi & Somokanta, 2016).…”

Section: Gender Professional and Labor Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The social value of the profession, as well as the remuneration, are historically constructed forms of penalization and subjugation of women's labor (Devi & Somokanta, 2016;Kowalchuck, 2016). Furthermore, the discriminatory practices aim to undermine the women's persistence in occupying traditionally male professions (Smith & Rosenstein, 2017).…”

Section: Sample Profilementioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender Differences and Professional Identities in Health and Engineering

Vieira

Carrieri

Monteiro

et al. 2017

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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The objective of this study was to compare the professional identity perceptions among undergraduate students enrolled in predominantly female and male courses. The research method is cross-sectional and the sample consisted of 502 undergraduate students in the fields of health and engineering. A questionnaire with the Scale of Professional Self and Hetero-Perception (EAHP) was used to collect the data and descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and structural equations modeling were used as analysis techniques. According to the students from the two areas, the dimensions that best describe their professions are dynamism; technicity; effort; and ethics, while in the health field, the dimension that received the lowest average score was recognition, indicating that the professionals working in this field resent the lack of respect, admiration, and prestige in society, despite perceiving themselves as honest, honored, productive, and hardworking. Also, the average hetero-perception scores were lower for the health students and the difference between self and hetero-perception was less significant among the engineering students. The results confirm that the professional identities include gender-related attributes, leading to the conclusion that health professions remain vulnerable to gender domination relations.

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confidence: 69%

Section: Gender Professional and Labor Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sample Profilementioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender Differences and Professional Identities in Health and Engineering

Vieira

Carrieri

Monteiro

et al. 2017

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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“…In many economies, women's knowledge and contribution to the food and agricultural industry is well documented in literature [17,18,19]. In this paper, women's knowledge on food quality is demonstrated by their preference for specific particle size of cassava grates.…”

Section: Women Gari Processorsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Field measurements and statistical analysis of perforated grating surfaces for grating fresh cassava into mash in Ghana

Obeng¹,

Opandoh²,

Mensah³

2018

AJFAND

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Processing of cassava into mash requires grating of fresh cassava tubers through the abrasive action of the grating surfaces of cassava graters that grind against the cassava and transforms it into mash. Over the years, improved cassava graters have been designed and made available on the market. In spite of improvements in design, there are no standards for the manufacture of grating surfaces and this affects interchangeability of the product. Mechanised grating of fresh cassava into mash contributes to reduce postharvest losses of cassava, increase its shelf life and improve food security. However, majority of the cassava grating surfaces are poorly made with substandard measurements that affect the desired particle size of mash for gari, a staple food for millions of people in West Africa. This study assessed cassava grating surfaces focusing on the abrasive elements (tooth diameter and inter-tooth spacing). Qualitative data were gathered from local metal fabricators and female gari processors in separate focus group discussions. The purpose was to gather the narratives underlying the issues being studied so as to complement and enrich the quantitative data. 112 tooth diameters and 112 inter-tooth spacing of perforated cassava grating surfaces were randomly measured in 16 different study areas in 3 regions of Ghana, namely Western, Central and Ashanti. Results from the qualitative data showed that grating of cassava was done repeatedly (about 2-3 times) before reaching the desired particle size of mash for gari. Most customers desire grating surfaces that ensure effective contact between the cassava and the metal grating surface to reduce grating time. Results from the field measurements showed high variation in existing tooth diameters (min=1.80, max=4.50 mm) and inter-tooth spacings (min=3.50, max=12.00 mm) that resulted in non-uniform particle size of cassava mash. Using statistical analysis, tooth diameters (min=3.18, max=3.42mm) and inter-tooth spacings (min=7.12, max=7.78mm) were determined at 95% confidence interval. For practical purposes, tooth diameter of 3 mm and inter-tooth spacing of 8 mm are recommended. The availability of such data will contribute significantly to standardise perforated cassava grating surfaces to achieve product interchangeability and desired quality of grated mash for gari. This will contribute to improve the manufacture of cassava graters and sustainable gari processing business in Ghana and Africa.

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“…Beck and Guizzo (2013), Härkönen, Manzoni and Bihagen (2016), Devi and Somokanta (2016) and Ribeiro, Zanini, Silva and Dias (2020) we try to show that in the study of gender relations it is not possible to accept simplistic visions, which postulate that biological sex confers on men and women characteristics that differentiate them and make them unequal, since the greatest differences are built by the cultural elements.…”

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confidence: 94%

Representations of gender in executive offices

Filho

Vieira

Carrieri

2021

RSD

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Based on the critical discourses analysis, this study reached the goal of thinking about what was said and not said concerning the attributes of masculinity and femininity that configure the modes of management in organizations. This research is based on the analysis of discourse as the objective of understanding the meaning of the enunciation by means of the enunciative marks given and not mentioned. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted based on a guiding script. A technique used to select the subjects was the snowball. What was said by four male managers and four female managers confirms that for women the male attributes are best suited for the management, and for men feminine attributes as emotional involvement and commitment contribute to a more humanized management. What is implied is that the male predominance in management positions is due to the inability of women conquer the professional spaces as men, because they do not have the right genetic heritage or because they need to be protected by men, who are ‘natural born leaders’.

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Gender, Technology, and Work: Case of Women Employees in Selected Food Processing Industries in Manipur

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Gender Differences and Professional Identities in Health and Engineering

Gender Differences and Professional Identities in Health and Engineering

Field measurements and statistical analysis of perforated grating surfaces for grating fresh cassava into mash in Ghana

Representations of gender in executive offices

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